Category Archives: State News

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Spring forward this weekend and set your clock one hour ahead before you go to bed as Daylight Saving Time will start at two a.m. Sunday morning. Daylight Saving Time is a c...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Add the name of Bill Schuette to the apparently growing list of Republicans who have stated their opposition to Proposal 1 on the May 5th statewide ballot. The Attorney Gene...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michiigan House Family, Children and Seniors Committee endorsed three bills that would provide protections for child-placement agencies that won't participate in adoptio...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state House Tax Policy Committee has endorsed ending Michigan's seven-year-old film incentive program. Proponents of ending it say that the incentives have failed to dev...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – MIRS News is reporting that the "Safe Roads Yes!" campaign, the group spearheading efforts to pass Proposal 1 on the May 5th ballot in Michigan, has bought more than $200,00...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A new Michigan State Capitol building welcome center won't become a reality in 2017. The Michigan State Capitol Commission had approved the $88 million project this past Dec...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC)- The 20th annual statewide frog and toad survey will begin this Spring. The annual survey helps biologists monitor frog and toad abundance and distribution in the state. Declining p...

PLAINWELL, MI (WHTC) – Freshman State Representative Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell is considering a run for the now-vacant Michigan Republican National Committeewoman position. The opening was creat...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – The Zoo is open and there is a master plan in place that will enhance the Zoo over the next 25 years. Phase one includes new habitats in the entryway for black bears. T...

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Four state legislative subcommittees held a hearing into the Governor's proposed merger of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Community Health. They are ...